Detroit vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
639K
12.7M

The cost of living in Detroit is 94% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1843rd and 5170th ($1979 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 11th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 172nd and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645